Wiley jones



V w. JONES.

SHOE STRETCHINGDBVIGE.

Patented July so, 1.867.

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IMPBOVED SHOE- STRETGHING DEVICE.

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T O ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I', WILEY'JONES, of Norfolk,`in the county of Norfolk, and in the State of Virginia, have invented a. new and improved Instrument for Stretching Boots and Shoes lengthwise; and Ido hereby declare that the following. -is a full, clesrgand exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to mnke and use the same, refercricc being had to the accompanying plat-e of drawings, forming Vpart of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement on unriustrument for stretching boots and shoes lengthwise, and for which Letters Patent of the United States were granted to me, bearing date November 20, 1866. The original invention consist-s of a screw-rod, movable bruce, anda shell orcsp, all so arranged that the` brace may be adjusted within the boot o i' shoe, against the counter thereof, and the shellor cap fitted in the toe of the boot or shoe, and the longitudinal stretching produced by turning the screw-rod.` This instrument works perfectly in every respect,but there in oue difficulty attending its use, and that consists in the liability of the shell or cap to slip o` from the' end of the screwrod in adjusting the former into the boot or shoe,`and the liability ofthe endiof the screw-rod being drawn out from the shell or cap in removing the instrument from the boot or shoe-after the stretching of the sume. The reason of,y this is owing to a lack of any attachment of the shell o r cap to the screw-rod, -the 'latter having simply a tenen turned on its end to enter n. hole in lheshcll or cap, n shoulder formed b'y the tenen bearingagainst the latter.

My invcntion consists in obviating this diiiculty, by having the cud of the tenon on the screw-rod provided with a key or interni projection, which, in adjusting the tenon in the shell or cap, slips through a slot madeut the side of theA hole, and works in ecountersink or recess around the outer end of the hole, at the outer side of the shell or cap. In the accompanying, drawings- Figure l is a. perspective view v of my invention fitted in a shoe and applied ready for use.

, Figure 2, a. detachedouter side or end vieu' of the shell or cap pertaining to the same.

Figure 3. a longitudinal section of iig. 2, taken in the line 112:.

Figure 4, a Vside view of a portion ofV the screw-rod.

Figure 5, an end vienr of the same.

Similar letters of reference'indicate like parts.

A represents a screw-rod having a. h andle, B, at one end, and a movable brace, C,.iitted upon it. Dis thc shell or cnp,'having ahole, a, through its centre, to receive a tenen, b, on the end of the screw-rod. These parte may allbe constructed as described in the Letters Patent of the original invention, with tho'exception that the tenen b hns-a key or lateral projection, c, at its outer end, and the outei side of theshell or cap D a `circular recess or countersink, d, made in it, concentric with the hole a, to admit of the lateral projection e "turning around in said recess, the hole a having a. slot, e, made in it to admit of the projection c passing through the shell or cap.

this' simple arrangement the shell t "cap is prevented from slipping olf from the -tenon on the end of the screw-rod, in adjusting the instrument in a boot or shoe, and the tenon prevented from drawing out of the shell or cap in xemoving the instrumentfrom the boot or shoe. It will of vcourse be seen that the recess or countersink d is necessary in order'fto receive thekey or lateral projection c, so that the latter will not come in contact with the inner side of'theiboot or shoe, and be prevented from turning freely when the bpot or shoe is being stretched. lwouldrem'ark that the detachable swivel connection is necessary in order that the cap ory shell may be detached with. facility, in order to admit of different hinged shells being applied to the screw-rod as occasion may require. i

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A detachable swivel connection for securing the cap orshell tothescrew-rod, substantially as set forth.

2, The key or lateral projection c, one or more, on the end of the tenen b of the screw-rod Afin combination with the circular recessor countersink d, in the outer side of the shell or cap D, concentric with'the pole 1 and the slot e, one or more, corresponding ininumber to the keys or projections c in the side of hole a, substantially as und for the purpose set forth.

The ahovespecification'of my invention signed by me this 19th day of December, 1866A WILEY JONES.

Witnesses:

WM. F. McNsMARA, Atix. F. Renners. 

